Message Center - Ford Focus Owner's Manual

Instrument Cluster
Odometer : The odometer is displayed in the cluster and registers the
total accumulated distance the vehicle has traveled.
Trip odometer: Registers the distance of individual journeys.
• Standard instrument cluster: Press the reset stem once to switch
from the odometer to trip odometer . To reset the trip, press and hold
the reset stem.
• Optional instrument cluster: See Base message center or Uplevel
message center in this chapter.
BASE MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING: Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle
control, accident and injury. Ford strongly recommends that
drivers use extreme caution when using any device or feature that may
take their focus off the road. Your primary responsibility is the safe
operation of the vehicle. We recommend against the use of any
handheld device while driving and that you comply with all applicable
laws.
Your vehicle's message center is capable of monitoring many vehicle
systems and will alert you to potential vehicle problems and various
conditions with informational messages and/or warnings.
The message center is also used to program/configure the different
features of your vehicle. The message center display is located in the
instrument cluster.
Use the left steering wheel controls
to navigate through the message
center.
Press the up/down arrow buttons to
move up/down through the message
center choices.
Press the left/right arrow buttons to
move left/right through the message
center choices.
Press the OK button to select
highlighted options and confirm
choices/messages.
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2012 Focus (foc)
Owners Guide, 5th Printing
USA (fus)